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RE: uboats in NY Harbor
Posted by: Jeff ()
Date: April 09, 2001 12:13PM

<HTML>Werner,

Yes, U-boats could move in reverse while submerged. In fact, many U-boat commanders used the technique while being depth-charged as a means of escape. From what I understand, though, the boats handled poorly during this maneuver owing to the fact that they were \"stern heavy\".

Jeff</HTML>

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uboats in NY Harbor Scott Fredriksen 04/06/2001 02:34PM
RE: uboats in NY Harbor Jeff 04/06/2001 04:56PM
RE: uboats in NY Harbor Scott 04/06/2001 07:25PM
RE: uboats in NY Harbor joe brandt 04/06/2001 08:02PM
RE: uboats in NY Harbor Werner Frank 04/06/2001 08:40PM
RE: uboats in NY Harbor Jeff 04/09/2001 12:13PM
RE: \&quot;stern heavy?\&quot; Rainer Bruns 04/09/2001 06:06PM
RE:\&quot;stern heavy?\&quot; Jeff 04/10/2001 03:12PM
RE:\\\&quot;stern heavy?\\\&quot; Rainer Bruns 04/10/2001 03:35PM


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